title: Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia in a dog.
abstract: Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia was diagnosed in a 1-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback. Clinical signs of disease included weight loss, anorexia, lethargy, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and hepatomegaly. Doxorubicin was administered IV on day 4 at a dosage of 30 mg/m2 of body surface, followed 2 days later by oral administration of cyclophosphamide at a dosage of 100 mg/m2. The cyclophosphamide was given for 4 consecutive days (days 8, 9, 10, and 11), but the WBC count did not respond. The dog was administered 500 ml of blood; but on day 12, it died. Necropsy was not performed, but the presumptive cause of death was related to leukostasis.
authors.affiliation: Spring Valley Veterinary Clinic, Richardson, TX 75081.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hamlin
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide